parsimoniously
Example Sentences
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Some people wield them parsimoniously; others dole them out willy-nilly.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 5, 2015
Joy—in movies, in conversation, in language, in life—was not something that Roger Ebert meted out parsimoniously.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
In July 2009, Microsoft unveiled Windows 7, a product widely acclaimed as absolving Vista's sins, and Sinofsky is promoted to president of the Windows division, a title parsimoniously bestowed.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2012
Even geosynchronous satellite communication is aimed down, parsimoniously covering only a portion of Earth’s surface.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2011
He lighted it from the camp fire, and sat forward on the blankets, toasting his moccasined feet and smoking parsimoniously.
From The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London
